CRAFTON CONQUERS PHOENIX FOES

AVONDALE, Arizona --Current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series star Matt Crafton returned to his roots Sunday afternoon and claimed the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series portion of the the 29th Copper World Classic at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Crafton passed Ken Schrader with ten laps to go to claim his fifth series victory and first since his championship year back in 2000. Ken Schrader, Eric Holmes, Tim Schendel and Rip Michels rounded out the top five finishers. The race was shortened to 85 laps from the scheduled 100 lap distance due to time constraints. Eddy McKean scored his tenth top ten finish at Phoenix after running as high as third. Two-time and defending Southwest Series champion Jim Pettit II finished a disappointing 31st after suffering engine trouble. Jason Fensler, M.K. Kanke, Auggie Vidovich, and Nick Lynch rounded out the top ten finishers. Kanke claimed both the $300 Featherlite Award for improving the most positions from the previous event (22), and the PowerAde Award for improving the most positions in this event (36). Tim Schendel led the first 25 laps after claiming his first Southwest Series Bud Pole Award worth $450. NASCAR Race Number 1

Unofficial Race Results For The Southwest Series "100" - 01/22/2006

Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix AZ - 1-mile banked paved oval

Total Race Length 136 K - 85L - 85 M Purse: $127,887

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Total Award Status

1 15 46 Matt Crafton Stan Silva Trucking/Crafton Motorsports 85 180 5 $10,400 Running

2 4 99 Ken Schrader SEM Chevrolet 85 170 6,400 Running

3 2 62 Eric Holmes Sunoco Race Fuels/Taco Bell Chevrolet 85 165 5,000 Running

4 1 2 Tim Schendel Mathews Archery/Solocam/TexPar Chevrolet 85 160 4,550 Running

5 7 12 Rip Michels Stock Building Supply/LADCO/Victory Circle 85 155 3,800 Running

6 5 19 Eddy McKean Wide World of Maps/Wind Mill Inns Pontiac 85 150 3,700 Running

7 6 63 Jason Fensler Sunoco Race Fuels/Taco Bell Chevrolet 85 146 2,800 Running

8 36 33 M K Kanke Perricone Juices/Sims Trucking/RPM 85 142 4,050 Running

9 10 11 Auggie Vidovich Centrifugal Technologies Chevrolet 85 138 2,700 Running

10 9 29 Nick Lynch Baja Motorsports/Mr. Gas Chevrolet 85 134 2,600 Running

11 11 23 Dan Holtz Rialto Concrete Products/Pipeline Carriers Ford 85 130 2,000 Running

12 18 1 Cody Pruitt * Lennox Homes/Codyco Chevrolet 85 127 1,900 Running

13 13 64 Garrett Evans Leonard Evans Hyundai Chevrolet 85 124 2,300 Running

14 14 07 Kevin Clark Sirius Satellite Radio/Kenwood Car Audio 85 121 2,225 Running

15 23 9 Greg Voigt Auto Pro Racing Engines Chevrolet 84 118 2,100 Running

16 39 04 Stephan Sadler Padco Carpet Cushion Inc. Chevrolet 84 115 1,675 Running

17 12 25 John Dillon Frontier Equipment/Toyota Industrial Equipment 84 112 2,150 Running

18 35 86 Travis McCullough * U Race it .Com Driving School Chevrolet 84 109 1,625 Running

19 8 26 David Mayhew * Bennett Construction/Watkins Chevrolet 84 106 1,600 Running

20 34 37 Keith Spangler Spangler Motorsports Chevrolet 84 103 1,575 Running

21 32 27 Roger Avants Pro Vans USA/Napier Motorsports Chevrolet 84 100 1,550 Running

22 31 57 Terry Lawerence All American Homes/Club Lace Chevrolet 84 97 1,500 Running

23 21 21 Eric Richardson * Small Miracles Ford 84 94 1,475 Running

24 33 44 Bobby Lyon Alliance Rentals/Ron's Rear Ends Chevrolet 83 91 1,850 Running

25 30 36 Kevin Vernon Jim's Towing Chevrolet 83 88 1,425 Running

26 40 14 Ed Belec Arvada Excavating/Texaco/Sam Hill Oil 83 85 1,400 Running

27 38 47 Richard Johnson Radcap Products/Shell Dust Inc. Chevrolet 69 82 1,375 Running

28 42 84 Zan Sharp Sharp Transportation Chevrolet 61 79 1,850 Running

29 37 5 Don Campbell GKI/Courtesy Chevrolet Chevrolet 51 76 1,725 Running

30 41 4 Danny Mientka * RE/MAX Advantage Wreckmaster Chevrolet 39 73 1,800 Running

31 3 03 Jim Pettit, II Racing for the Missing Ford 36 70 1,700 Engine

32 22 94 Darrell Lamoure NAPA Auto Parts/Racing for the Missing 29 67 1,300 Ignition

33 43 31 Greg Potts Nascimento Motorsports Chevrolet 25 64 1,300 Rear End

34 17 65 Stan Silva, Jr A&S Metals/Stan Silva Jr. Trucking Chevrolet 23 61 1,300 Running

35 29 06 Mike Gallegos Steve's Transmissions Chevrolet 17 58 1,300 Rear End

36 19 69 Brandon Riehl Aero Turbine/Darrel's Economy Muffler 16 55 1,800 Rear End

37 16 28 Thomas Martin Strictly Toy-Ondas/H2HD Chevrolet 9 52 1,700 Rear End

38 27 39 Pete Harding LP Body Shop/Harding Forklift Chevrolet 9 49 1,800 Suspension

39 20 91 Dave Finley Tri County Parts Dodge 9 46 1,300 Accident

40 24 3 Bobby Latham III * Latham Motors Dodge 1 43 1,300 Accident

41 25 98 Brandon Loverock * Quick Change Exchange Chevrolet 1 40 1,300 Accident

42 26 55 Ron Hawley Owens Corning Chevrolet 1 37 1,800 Accident

43 28 35 Todd Hansen Copenhagen Ent. Chevrolet 1 34 1,800 Accident

Time of Race: 0 hrs., 59 mins, 17 secs Average Speed: 86.028 mph Margin of Victory: .686 Seconds

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Tim Schendel, 2 Mathews Archery/Solocam/TexPar Chevrolet

FEATHERLITE AWARD: M K Kanke, 33 Perricone Juices/Sims Trucking/RPM Motorsports Chevrolet

POWERADE AWARD: M K Kanke, 33 Perricone Juices/Sims Trucking/RPM Motorsports Chevrolet

Caution Flags: Laps 3-9; 10-14; 17-20; 37-41. 4 for 21 laps.

Lap Leaders: Tim Schendel 1-25, Eric Holmes 26-33, Ken Schrader 34-42, Eric Holmes 43-52, Ken Schrader 53-73, Matt Crafton 74-85.

Total Laps Led: Ken Schrader 30, Tim Schendel 25, Eric Holmes 18, Matt Crafton 12. 5 changes involving 4 drivers.

Top 10 Driver Points: Matt Crafton 180, Ken Schrader 170, Eric Holmes 165, Tim Schendel 160, Rip Michels 155, Eddy McKean 150, Jason Fensler

146, M K Kanke 142, Auggie Vidovich 138, Nick Lynch 134

Top 3 Rookie Points: Cody Pruitt 10, Travis McCullogh 9, David Mayhew 8, Eric Richardson 7, Danny Mientka 6, Bobby Latham III 5, Brandon Loverock 4.

Next Race: Stockton 99 Speedway TBA

* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender

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